Saturday, January 17, 2015

The Amazing Century 21 Helijet!

Aviation technology in Gerry Anderson's 21st Century is a marvel to behold. One of the coolest aircraft in this world is the amazing helijet. Helijets appear to be VTOL craft that rely on a combination of ducted fans, large vertical thrusters, and jet engines to fly. Although helicopters are still in use by the late 2060s; helijets are more commonplace. Helijets have appeared in Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, and Joe 90. They've graced the covers of more than a few issues of TV21. It's fair to say that Gerry Anderson's future would be incomplete without them. Thank you Derek Meddings! Below is a gallery of various helijet images. Enjoy!

Schematic of Jumping Jack Helijet features in many Thunderbirds episodes

Helijet in use by World TV Network

Jumping Jack Helijet in use by Gray & Houseman Construction

Small Reconnaissance helijet

An Exectutive helijet

A Police helijet

The Jumping Jack helijet is a gas gas gas!

A helijet that would likely have appeared in Captain Scarlet or Joe 90.